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I was a huge fan of the X-Men. I grew up on the classic Claremont run. I loved these characters. After he left things weren't the same. I drifted away. Morrison and Whedon brought me back in but somehow none of the folks following up to their work could keep me engaged. I've tried the first couple issues of every creative team since and it's always fallen flat for me.

Until Gillen.

From the opening moments with Kitty, Peter and Namor; to Nemisis's Nazi Killer dialogue; to Agent Brand's interaction with Unit, this issue just clicked with me. For the first time in ages *this* felt like Uncanny X-Men instead of the softcore porn we've endured for 35 issues or so. We saw hints of this during the Quarintine arch and now it's clear the improvement was largely due to Gillen.

Let me simply sum up my feelings on the issue:

Welcome to the X-Men, Keiron Gillen! I hope you survive the experience.